Weekly Recap: 5/3 – 5/9

News:

1. Say Anything is wrapping up their time in the studio and are anticipating a Fall release for their next album.
2. Cobra Starship will release their new album, Hot Mess, on August 11th.
3. Relient K have titled their new album, Forget and Not Slow Down.
4. The new Paramore album is "definitely officially complete."
5. House of Heroes will be releasing an EP of Beatles covers later this year. House of Heroes Meets the Beatles will contain covers of "Can't Buy Me Love," "It Won't Be Long" and "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" - and they sound really good.
6. Brand New's new album is almost through the mixing stage.
7. Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer has replaced Jesse Sandoval in The Shins.

Streaming Music:

1. Straylight Run's new EP will be titled About Time. And they posted a new song titled “I’m Through With The Past (But The Past Isn’t Through With Me)” on there myspace.
2. The Dangerous Summer's new album is in stores today -- to celebrate we have an acoustic version of "Where I Want to Be" on their AP.net profile.
3. Cobra Starship's new single, "Good Girls Go Bad" (feat. Leighton Meester of Gossip Girls) is now up on the band's myspace profile.
4. NeverShoutNever has posted a new song, "Hummingbird," on purevolume.
5. Sugar Ray's new single can be heard here.
6. First Class Fever has posted a new song on myspace.
7. The Ready Set has posted a new song on the band's myspace from their upcoming full length produced by Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount
8. Me Verse You have posted a new track, "Sound of the Rain", on their Myspace.
9. Lovedrug have posted their cover of Cassie's "Me and You" on their myspace.
10. Shining Through has posted a new song titled "You" on myspace.
11. Owen has posted a new song titled "A Trenchant Critique" on myspace.

Download:

1. ABSOLUTExclusive has teamed up with The Hoodies to celebrate the two year anniversary of their EP A Place on Solid Ground. Click here to download this FREE-P with new unreleased bonus tracks.

Music Video: Racing Kites - Be My Runaway

Manchester Orchestra - The Only One (acoustic)

Useless Radio Show: Episode 12

Episode 12: Mother’s Day
Here is an episode for your mom because it’s almost Mother’s Day.

Playlist:
Chromeo - Momma's Boy
Good Charlotte - Thank You, Mom
Kanye West - Hey Mama (Grammy remix)
2Pac - Dear Mama
Boyz II Men - A Song For Mama
Blink-182 - Mother's Day

Music Video: Sing It Loud - Dont Save me

Weekly Recap: 4/26 – 5/2

News:

1. Anberlin recently recorded some new "songs."
2. Relient K is almost done with their new album.
3. The Higher will release, It's Only Natural, on June 23rd.
4. The Maine's new single, "Into Your Arms," will impact radio on June 15th.
5. Linkin Park will be doing the score for Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.
6. John Nolan has started a solo project. He has not left Straylight Run.
7. Steel Train have posted a status update. They've finished recording their new album.
8. Apparently Katy Perry and Travis McCoy are back together.
9. Kelis has filed for divorce from Nas.
10. Members of Vampire Weekend and Ra Ra Riot have started a side project called Discovery.
11. Portugal. The Man will release an acoustic partner to their upcoming album The Satanic Satanist.

Streaming Music:

1. An unreleased (not new - just unreleased) Good Charlotte song can be heard here.
2. The Friday Night Boys have a new song up on myspace called "Permanent Heartbreak."
3. Sparks The Rescue's new album Eyes To The Sun is now streaming at purevolume.
4. My American Heart posted two new song demos on myspace.
5. The Dangerous Summer's Reach For the Sun is streaming in its entirety on purevolume.
6. Three previously unreleased Manchester Orchestra songs, including explanations behind them from Andy Hull, can be heard here.
7. Taking Back Sunday have posted "Sink Into Me" on myspace.
8. The Hint has posted a new song titled "Something To Hold On To" on myspace.
9. Love Me Electric has posted a cover of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" on their Myspace.
10. Lucky Boys Confusion have posted a new song on myspace.
11. The Climbing (Jason Call formerly of Daphne Loves Derby and Steven Biringer formerly of Transition) have posted a new song on myspace.
12. The Sounds have posted a new song.

Download:

1. We Shot the Moon is giving away Fear and Love for free.
2. An acoustic version of Anberlin's "Feel Good Drag" is now available on iTunes.
3. The Downtown Fiction have released an acoustic version of "Living Proof" on iTunes.
4. There For Tomorrow's new single is now on iTunes.
5. Eminem's new song "3 AM" is now on iTunes.

Music Video: Straylight Run - Wait and Watch